Comments on: Color vibrance in Photoshop

By: Levin

Levin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:12:21 +0000

Excellent! *thumbs-up*

By: Eugene

Eugene — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:09:02 +0000

Joel on August 1st, 2009 5:10
Thanks, that is mugnificent!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:46:08 +0000

Thanks Joel,
I like to know multiple ways to do something so I’ll have to try your method.

Hi marek,
It should load in ps if you start the file. Then choose Window > Actions and you will find it there. Just press play to apply it.

By: marek

marek — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:13:30 +0000

how can i apply the action DK_Vibrance.atn in PS CS2 please?

By: Joel

Joel — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:10:33 +0000

Here is a way to make a saturation mask that may be more mathematically correct and doesn’t need a Levels adjustment:

Change the blending mode of the layer of interest to Saturation. Create a solid color yellow (RGB: 255,255,0) layer just below the layer of interest. Make a selection, to be used as a mask, from the Blue channel. Delete the yellow layer and reset the blending mode.

This works becuase the luminosity of bright yellow is almost the same as bright white, so all the saturation information in the blend goes into modifying the blue channel. Since bright yellow is highly saturated, the blue channel will be dark at places of high staturation, as desired.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:20:29 +0000

Jonas,
Glad you liked it!

I’m interested in the other technique you’ve seen, do you have a link?

By: Jonas

Jonas — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:15:43 +0000

Smart way of making a saturation mask.
Faster than another technique I’ve seen.

*makes my own action*

By: Bogdan

Bogdan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:32:18 +0000

thx !

u are THE man for this

By: Ken Luallen

Ken Luallen — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:44:04 +0000

This is the bomb. Thank you so much for posting!

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:27:30 +0000

Excellent, thanks! I have been looking for a simple way to replicate this effect!